Vespers, Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph 

Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

19 March 

First Vespers 

PAGE TWO 

Readings 

Genesis 50:4-8, 14-26 

Wisdom 10:1-14 

Hosea 10:1-10; 11:1-9 

Isaiah 11 

Ephesians 5:15-33 

Patristic reading 

Second Vespers 

PAGE TWENTY 

Reading 

Sirach 44:1-23 

The psalms in this booklet (except the Incensing Psalms) are from 

The Liturgical Psalter 

© 1976, 1977, David L Frost, John A Emerton, Andrew A Macintosh 

and are used with permission 

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First Vespers 

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Officiant + Blessed is the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, Father, Son, and 

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Holy Spirit 

All for ever and ever. Amen. 

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Cantor Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, everywhere present, 

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filling all things; Treasury of all Good and Giver of life. 

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Come and dwell in us and cleanse us from sin, and of your 

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goodness, heal our souls. 

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+ Come let us worship God our King and bow down before him. 

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+ Come let us worship Christ our God and King and bow down 

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before him. + Come let us worship Christ our King and our God 

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and bow down before him. 

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Almighty, all holy, most high, all-ruling God; all-ruling Goodness, 

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universal Goodness, total Goodness, you who only are good. 

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Grant us to give you all praise, all glory, all thanksgiving, all 

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honour and all blessing. Grant us always to proclaim that you 

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alone do all things well. Amen. 

Troparion 

O Joseph, foster-father of Christ our God, proclaim the great 

wonders you have witnessed: you have seen the Virgin with child; 

you have given praise with the shepherds and worshipped with the 

wise men; you were guided by an angel to save Jesus from the rage 

of Herod, and to establish your holy home at Nazareth. Intercede 

for us to the Lord that he may save us from our sins. Amen. 

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Incensing Psalms 

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Let my evening prayer rise up, O Lord, as the incense before you. 

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Psalm 141 

O Lord, I call to you; come to me quickly; * 

hear my voice when I cry to you. 

Let my prayer be set forth in your sight as incense, * 

the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 

Set a watch before my mouth, O Lord, 

and guard the door of my lips; * 

let not my heart incline to any evil thing. 

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Let my prayer come before you like incense. 

Let me not be occupied in wickedness with evildoers, * 

nor eat of their choice foods. 

Let the righteous smite me in friendly rebuke; 

let not the oil of the unrighteous anoint my head; * 

for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds. 

Let their rulers be overthrown in stony places, * 

that they may know my words are true. 

As when a ploughman turns over the earth in furrows, * 

let their bones be scattered at the mouth of the grave. 

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But my eyes are turned to you, Lord God; * 

in you I take refuge; do not strip me of my life. 

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Protect me from the snare which they have laid for me * 

and from the traps of the evildoers. 

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, * 

while I myself escape. 

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Psalm 117 


Praise the Lord, all you nations; * 

laud him, all you peoples. 

For his loving-kindness toward us is great, * 

and the faithfulness of the Lord endures for ever. Alleluia. 

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, 

as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever. Amen. 

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Let my evening prayer rise up, O Lord, as the incense before you. 

Lamp Lighting 

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Amen 

Officiant Lighten our darkness, we beseech you, O Lòrd, 

and of your great mercy defend us from all perils 

and dángers of this nìght, 

for the love of your only Son, our Sàviour Jesus Chríst. 

All Amen. 

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O Gladsome Light 

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O gladsome light of the holy glory of the immortal Father, 

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heavenly, holy, blessed Jesus Christ. Now that we have come to 

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the setting of the sun, 

and behold the light of evening, we 

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praise God, Father, Son and Holy Spir-it. For it is right at 

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all times to worship you 

with voices of praise, O Son of God 

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and giver of life, 

you. 

therefore all the world glorifies 

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Hymn 

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Officiant O Lord, you have given us the Holy Scríptures for our 

instrùction; grant us also the help of your Holy Spirit, that we 

may hear your Wòrd in the depths of our héarts; and growing 

thereby in repentance and faith, may serve your eternal 

púrpose for your creàtion, and praise you in the Light of the 

Appèaring of our Lord Jesus Chríst: 

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For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now and 

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for ever. Amen. 

The Officiant carries the Bible from the altar to the lectern and holding it 

before him says 

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Officiant The light of Christ enlightens all men. Let us attend. 

The Vigil continues with four Old Testament readings each followed by a 

psalm, a New Testament reading followed by a canticle and a non-scriptural 

reading followed by the Magnificat 

Psalm 110 

Antiphon (Matthew 1:16) 

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Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom 

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Jesus was born, who is called Christ. 

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Psalm 111 

The Lord said to my lord, * 

‘Sit at my right hand, 

until I make your enemies your footstool.’ 

The Lord commits to you the sceptre of your power * 

reign from Zion in the midst of your enemies. 

Noble are you, from the day of your birth upon the holy hill; * 

radiant are you, even from the womb, 

in the morning dew of your youth. 

The Lord has sworn and will not turn back: * 

‘You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.’ 

The king shall stand at your right hand, O Lord; * 

and shatter kings in the day of his wrath. 

Glorious in majesty, he shall judge among the nations, * 

and shatter heads over a wide land. 

He shall slake his thirst from the brook beside the way; * 

therefore shall he lift up his head. 

Glory to … 

Antiphon 


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When Mary, the Mother of Jesus, had been betrothed to Joseph, 

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before they came together, she was found to be with child of the 

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Ho-ly Spirit. 

O praise the Lord. 

I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, * 

in the company of the upright and among the congregation. 

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The works of the Lord are great, * 

and studied by all who take delight in them. 

His deeds are majestic and glorious, * 

and his righteousness stands for ever. 

His marvellous acts have won him a name to be remembered; * 

the Lord is gracious and merciful. 

He gives food to those that fear him; * 

he remembers his covenant for ever. 

He showed his people the power of his acts * 

in giving them the heritage of the heathen. 

The works of his hands are faithful and just, * 

and all his commandments are sure; 

They stand firm for ever and ever, * 

they are done in faithfulness and in truth. 

He sent redemption to his people, 

he ordained his covenant for ever; * 

holy is his name and worthy to be feared. 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and of good 

understanding are those that keep his commandments; * 

his praise shall endure for ever. 

Glory to … 

Antiphon 

Psalm 112 


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Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, 

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for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 

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O praise the Lord. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord * 

and greatly delights in his commandments. 

His children shall be mighty in the land; * 

a race of upright men who will be blessed. 

Riches and plenty shall be in his house, * 


Light arises in darkness for the upright; * 

gracious and merciful is the righteous man. 

It goes well with the man who acts generously and lends; * 

who guides his affairs with justice. 

Surely he shall never be moved; * 

the righteous shall be held in everlasting remembrance. 

He will not fear bad tidings; * 

his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. 

His heart is confident and will not fear, * 

he will see the downfall of his enemies. 

He gives freely to the poor; * 

his righteousness stands for ever, 

his head is uplifted in glory. 

The wicked man shall see it and be angry; * 

he shall gnash his teeth and consume away; 

and the hope of the wicked shall fail. 

Glory to … 

Antiphon 

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Psalm 146 


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Joseph arose and did what the angel of the Lord told him; he took 

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Mary as his wife. 

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul; * 

while I live I will praise the Lord; 

While I have any being * 

I will sing praises to my God. 

Put not your trust in princes, * 

nor in the sons of men, who cannot save. 

For when their breath goes from them, 

they return again to the earth, * 

and on that day all their thoughts perish. 

Blessed is the man whose help is the God of Jacob, * 

whose hope is in the Lord his God, 

The God who made heaven and earth, * 

the sea, and all that is in them, 

Who keeps faith for ever, * 

who deals justice to those that are oppressed. 

The Lord gives food to the hungry * 

and sets the captives free. 

The Lord gives sight to the blind: * 

the Lord lifts up those that are bowed down. 

The Lord loves the righteous; * 

the Lord cares for the stranger in the land. 

He upholds the widow and the fatherless; * 

as for the way of the wicked, he turns it upside down. 

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Canticle 

The Lord shall be king for ever, * 

your God, O Zion, shall reign through all generations. 

Praise the Lord. 

Glory to … 

Antiphon 

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Isaiah 42:5-8a 

Antiphon (cf Hosea 14:5) 

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before the Lord. 

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Thus says God, who created the heavens, 

who fashioned the earth and all that dwells in it; 

who gives breath to the people upon it 

and spirit to those who walk in it. 

Antiphon 

‘I am the Lord and I have called you in righteousness, 

I have taken you by the hand and kept you; 

I have given you as a covenant to the people, 

a light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind. 

Antiphon 

‘To bring out the captives from the dungeon, 

from the prison, those who sit in darkness. 

I am the Lord, that is my name; 

my glory I give to no other.’ 

Antiphon 

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirit, 

as it was in the beginning, is now, 

and shall be for ever. Amen. 

Antiphon

Magnificat 

Antiphon (Luke 1:32) 

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He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, 

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and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. 

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My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, 

my spirit rejoices in God my saviour; 

for he has looked with favour on his lowly servant, 

from this day all generations will call me blessed; 

1 the Almighty has done great things for me 

4 and holy is his name. 

Antiphon 

He has mercy on those who fear him, 

in every generation. 

He has shown the strength of his arm; 

he has scattered the proud in their conceit. 

Antiphon 

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones; 

and has lifted up the lowly. 

He has filled the hungry with good things 

and the rich he has sent away empty. 

Antiphon 

He has come to the help of his servant Israel, 

for he has remembered his promise of mercy, 

the promise he made to our fathers, 

to Abraham and his children for ever. 

Antiphon 

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Antiphon 

Hymn to Mary 

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powers of heaven. 

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Every tongue is at a loss to praise you, O Mother of Christ our 

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God, for even the spirits of heaven are rapt in silent wonder. 

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In your goodness then accept our faith in the virgin birth, for 

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you know our love is inspired by the Spirit who overshadowed 

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you. You intercede for the whole Christian people and so we 

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magnify you. 

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Prayers 

Litany 

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Cantor In peace, let us pray to the Lord. 

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All 

All 

All 

Kyrie eleison. 

For peace from on high and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray 

to the Lord. 


For the peace of the whole world, for the welfare of the holy 

churches of God and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord. 


The Litany continues, with the same response, and concludes with – 

Help us, save us, succour our need, and keep us, O God, by your 

grace. 

All Kyrie eleison. 

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Cantor Commemorating the most pure and holy Mother of God, the 

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blessed and glorious ever-virgin Mary, with St John Baptist, St N, 

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and all the saints, we commend ourselves and one another and our 

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whole life to Christ our God. 

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All To you, O Lord.

Officiant God our Father, 

who from the family of your servant David 

raised up Saint Joseph 

to be the worthy husband of the blessed Virgin Mary 

and the guardian of your incarnate Son: 

with the ready help of his prayers; 

may your church be enabled to serve you faithfully as he did, 

in obedience to your commands; 

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All 

For you, Lord God, are gracious, you lover of mankind, and we 

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give glory to you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and always and 

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for ever and ever. Amen. 

Silence, Jesus Prayer and then continue with the Trishagion 

Trishagion 

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All Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. 

Three times 

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Cantor Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; 


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All Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. 

All Holy God, … as above, once 

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Our Father 

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Officiant Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 

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All Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. 

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Officiant Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive 

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those who sin against us. All Lead us not into temptation but deliver 

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us from evil. For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, 

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now and for ever. Amen. 

Dismissal 

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Officiant Glory to you, O Christ our God and our true hope, glory to you. 

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All Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, 

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Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy. 

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Officiant May Christ our true God, have mercy on us and save us, through 

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the prayers of holy Mary his Virgin Mother, of his glorious apostles, 

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(of St N,) of all the angelic hosts and of all the saints, for he is good 

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and loves mankind: 

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All Through the prayers of all our forefathers in the faith, + Lord Jesus 

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Christ, our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen. 

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Second Vespers 

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Officiant + Blessed is the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, Father, Son, and 

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Holy Spirit 

All for ever and ever. Amen. 

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Cantor Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, everywhere present, 

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filling all things; Treasury of all Good and Giver of life. 

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All 

Come and dwell in us and cleanse us from sin, and of your 

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goodness, heal our souls. 

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+ Come let us worship God our King and bow down before him. 

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+ Come let us worship Christ our God and King and bow down 

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before him. + Come let us worship Christ our King and our God 

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and bow down before him. 

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Almighty, all holy, most high, all-ruling God; all-ruling Goodness, 

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universal Goodness, total Goodness, you who only are good. 

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Grant us to give you all praise, all glory, all thanksgiving, all 

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honour and all blessing. Grant us always to proclaim that you 

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alone do all things well. Amen. 

Troparion 

When you, O holy Joseph, found Mary to be with child of the 

Holy Spirit, being a just man, you pondered these things; and 

when the angel appeared to you in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, son 

of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife,’ you did as the 

angel of the Lord commanded you; and when she bore the Son 

she had conceived of the Holy Spirit, you called his name Jesus, 

for all this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the 

prophet Isaiah. Amen. 

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Incensing Psalms 

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i Let the lifting up of my hands, O Lord, be an evening sacrifice to you. 

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Psalm 141 

O Lord, I call to you; come to me quickly; * 

hear my voice when I cry to you. 

Let my prayer be set forth in your sight as incense, * 

the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 

Set a watch before my mouth, O Lord, 

and guard the door of my lips; * 

let not my heart incline to any evil thing. 

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I lift up my hands to you, O Lord. 

Let me not be occupied in wickedness with evildoers, * 

nor eat of their choice foods. 

Let the righteous smite me in friendly rebuke; 

let not the oil of the unrighteous anoint my head; * 

for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds. 

Let their rulers be overthrown in stony places, * 

that they may know my words are true. 

As when a ploughman turns over the earth in furrows, * 

let their bones be scattered at the mouth of the grave. 

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But my eyes are turned to you, Lord God; * 

in you I take refuge; do not strip me of my life. 

Protect me from the snare which they have laid for me * 

and from the traps of the evildoers. 

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, * 

while I myself escape. 

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Psalm 117 

Praise the Lord, all you nations; * 

laud him, all you peoples. 

For his loving-kindness toward us is great, * 

and the faithfulness of the Lord endures for ever. Alleluia. 

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, 


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Let the lifting up of my hands, O Lord, be an evening sacrifice to you. 

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Lamp Lighting 

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Amen 

Officiant Lighten our darkness, we beseech you, O Lòrd, 

and of your great mercy defend us from all perils 

and dángers of this nìght, 

for the love of your only Son, our Sàviour Jesus Chríst. 

All Amen. 

O Gladsome Light 

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O gladsome light of the holy glory of the immortal Father, 

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heavenly, holy, blessed Jesus Christ. Now that we have come to 

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the setting of the sun, 

and behold the light of evening, we 

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praise God, Father, Son and Holy Spir-it. For it is right at 

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all times to worship you 

with voices of praise, O Son of God 

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and giver of life, 

you. 

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therefore all the world glorifies

Hymn 

BvvhvvgvvHUvvijvvh.vv[vvjvvkvhvvjvvh.vvg

Psalm 110 


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i 

Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom 

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Jesus was born, who is called Christ. 

The Lord said to my lord, * 

‘Sit at my right hand, 

until I make your enemies your footstool.’ 

The Lord commits to you the sceptre of your power * 

reign from Zion in the midst of your enemies. 

Noble are you, from the day of your birth upon the holy hill; * 

radiant are you, even from the womb, 

in the morning dew of your youth. 

The Lord has sworn and will not turn back: * 

‘You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.’ 

The king shall stand at your right hand, O Lord; * 

and shatter kings in the day of his wrath. 

Glorious in majesty, he shall judge among the nations, * 

and shatter heads over a wide land. 

He shall slake his thirst from the brook beside the way; * 

therefore shall he lift up his head. 

Glory to … 

Antiphon 

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Psalm 111 


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iii 

When Mary, the Mother of Jesus, had been betrothed to Joseph, 

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before they came together, she was found to be with child of the 

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Ho-ly Spirit. 

O praise the Lord. 

I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, * 

in the company of the upright and among the congregation. 

The works of the Lord are great, * 

and studied by all who take delight in them. 

His deeds are majestic and glorious, * 


His marvellous acts have won him a name to be remembered; * 

the Lord is gracious and merciful. 

He gives food to those that fear him; * 

he remembers his covenant for ever. 

He showed his people the power of his acts * 

in giving them the heritage of the heathen. 

The works of his hands are faithful and just, * 

and all his commandments are sure; 

They stand firm for ever and ever, * 

they are done in faithfulness and in truth. 

He sent redemption to his people, 

he ordained his covenant for ever; * 

holy is his name and worthy to be feared. 

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Psalm 112 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and of good 

understanding are those that keep his commandments; * 

his praise shall endure for ever. 

Glory to … 

Antiphon 


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ii 

Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, 

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for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 

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O praise the Lord. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord * 

and greatly delights in his commandments. 

His children shall be mighty in the land; * 

a race of upright men who will be blessed. 

Riches and plenty shall be in his house, * 


Light arises in darkness for the upright; * 

gracious and merciful is the righteous man. 

It goes well with the man who acts generously and lends; * 

who guides his affairs with justice. 

Surely he shall never be moved; * 

the righteous shall be held in everlasting remembrance. 

He will not fear bad tidings; * 

his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. 

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His heart is confident and will not fear, * 

he will see the downfall of his enemies. 

He gives freely to the poor; * 

his righteousness stands for ever, 

his head is uplifted in glory. 

The wicked man shall see it and be angry; * 

he shall gnash his teeth and consume away; 

and the hope of the wicked shall fail. 

Glory to … 

Antiphon 

Psalm 146 


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Joseph arose and did what the angel of the Lord told him; he took 

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Mary as his wife. 

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul; * 

while I live I will praise the Lord; 

While I have any being * 

I will sing praises to my God. 

Put not your trust in princes, * 

nor in the sons of men, who cannot save. 

For when their breath goes from them, 

they return again to the earth, * 

and on that day all their thoughts perish. 

Blessed is the man whose help is the God of Jacob, * 

whose hope is in the Lord his God, 

The God who made heaven and earth, * 

the sea, and all that is in them, 

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Canticle 

Who keeps faith for ever, * 

who deals justice to those that are oppressed. 

The Lord gives food to the hungry * 

and sets the captives free. 

The Lord gives sight to the blind: * 

the Lord lifts up those that are bowed down. 

The Lord loves the righteous; * 

the Lord cares for the stranger in the land. 

He upholds the widow and the fatherless; * 

as for the way of the wicked, he turns it upside down. 

The Lord shall be king for ever, * 

your God, O Zion, shall reign through all generations. 

Praise the Lord. 

Glory to … 

Antiphon 

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Antiphon (cf Hosea 14:5) 

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The righteous man will blossom as a lily, and he will ever grow 

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before the Lord. 

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Love is patient and kind, 

love is not jealous or boastful, 

it is not arrogant or rude. 

Love does not insist on its own way, 

it is not angry or resentful. 

Antiphon

Love does not rejoice in wrongdoing 

but rejoices in the truth. 

Love bears all things and believes all things; 

love hopes all things and endures all things. 

Antiphon 

Now I know only in part; 

then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. 

There are three things that last for ever, 

faith, hope and love, 

but the greatest of these is love. 

Antiphon 





Antiphon 

Doxology after the Psalms The Officiant goes to the altar 

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All Glory to you living God, eternal Father, glory to you, Jesus Christ, 

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his only begotten Son, glory to you, Holy Spirit, the Comforter, 

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glory to you, O God, both one and three times holy. 

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blessed and glorious ever-virgin Mary, with our brothers Anthony, 

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Benedict, Francis, John of the Cross and our sisters Clare, Catherine, 

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Teresa and all the saints, we commend ourselves and one another 

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and our whole life to Christ our God. 

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All To you, O Lord. 

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Officiant O Lord, you have given us the Holy Scríptures for our 

instrùction; grant us also the help of your Holy Spirit, that we 

may hear your Wòrd in the depths of our héarts; and growing 

thereby in repentance and faith, may serve your eternal 

púrpose for your creàtion, and praise you in the Light of the 

Appèaring of our Lord Jesus Chríst: 

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All 

For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now and 

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for ever. Amen. 

The Officiant carries the Bible from the altar to the lectern and holding it 

before him says 

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Officiant The light of Christ enlightens all men. Let us attend.

Scripture Reading 

Magnificat 

Antiphon 

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viii 

Behold a wise and faithful servant, whom the Lord has made 

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ruler over his household. 

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My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, 

my spirit rejoices in God my saviour; 

for he has looked with favour on his lowly servant, 

from this day all generations will call me blessed; 

1 the Almighty has done great things for me 

4 and holy is his name. 

Antiphon 

He has mercy on those who fear him, 

in every generation. 

He has shown the strength of his arm; 

he has scattered the proud in their conceit. 

Antiphon 

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones; 

and has lifted up the lowly. 

He has filled the hungry with good things 

and the rich he has sent away empty. 

Antiphon 

He has come to the help of his servant Israel, 

for he has remembered his promise of mercy, 

the promise he made to our fathers, 

to Abraham and his children for ever. 

Antiphon 

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Antiphon 

Hymn to Mary 

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viii Officiant Let us magnify her who is greater and more glorious than the 

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powers of heaven. 

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All 

Every tongue is at a loss to praise you, O Mother of Christ our 

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God, for even the spirits of heaven are rapt in silent wonder. 

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In your goodness then accept our faith in the virgin birth, for 

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you know our love is inspired by the Spirit who overshadowed 

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you. You intercede for the whole Christian people and so we 

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magnify you. 

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Prayers 

Litany 

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Cantor In peace, let us pray to the Lord. 

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All 

All 

All 


For peace from on high and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray 

to the Lord. 


For the peace of the whole world, for the welfare of the holy 

churches of God and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord. 


The Litany continues, with the same response, and concludes with – 

Help us, save us, succour our need, and keep us, O God, by your 

grace. 

All Kyrie eleison. 

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blessed and glorious ever-virgin Mary, with St John Baptist, St N, 

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and all the saints, we commend ourselves and one another and our 

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whole life to Christ our God. 

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All To you, O Lord.

Officiant God our Father, 

who from the family of your servant David 

raised up Saint Joseph 

to be the worthy husband of the blessed Virgin Mary 

and the guardian of your incarnate Son: 

with the ready help of his prayers; 

may your church be enabled to serve you faithfully as he did, 

in obedience to your commands; 

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All 

For you, Lord God, are gracious, you lover of mankind, and we 

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give glory to you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and always and 

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for ever and ever. Amen. 

Trishagion 

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All Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. 

Three times 

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Cantor Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; 


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All Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. 

All Holy God, … as above, once 

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Our Father 

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Officiant Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 

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All Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. 

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Officiant Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive 

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those who sin against us. All Lead us not into temptation but deliver 

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us from evil. For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, 

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now and for ever. Amen. 

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Blessing 

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Officiant May the Almighty Lord and God, + Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 

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bless and keep us always. May he show us his face and be merciful 

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to us. May he turn his countenance to us and give us his peace. 

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All Amen. 

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All Let us praise and bless the Lord, for he is good; give thanks to him 

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and serve his will in all humility. 

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Officiant May the souls of the faithful through the mercy of God rest in 

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peace. All Amen. 

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All Maranatha; come, Lord Jesus. 

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